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Sri Lanka Health Ministry commences programme to measure fluoride content in well water
The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka will commence a programme to measure the fluoride content in well water. The Ministry said the programme has already commenced in the Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kurunegala districts. These areas have been identified by the Ministry following a survey to contain high amounts of fluoride in well water. Health Ministry […]
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Thames to continue water fluoridation – for now
It came down to the wire, but Thames will continue to have fluoridated water for now after Mayor Glenn Leach used his casting vote to retain the status quo this week. The Thames water supply is the only water supply on the Coromandel Peninsula that is fluoridated after it was added when the town’s treatment […]
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Southampton council leader promises fluoride referendum
THE public will decide on fluoride. That is among the pledges of the new man at the helm of Southampton City Council. Personally, Cllr Simon Letts is in favour of adding the chemical to the tap water of 200,000 people in the city and surrounding areas in a bid to improve the health of children’s […]
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Mackay: Fluoride remains in the limelight
JUST when we thought the fluoride issue had sunk below the surface, it’s managed to stick its ugly head back into the limelight – again. Due to a mechanical failure there is no fluoride currently being added to Mackay’s water supply. The issue is a completely different problem to the Workplace Health and Safety issue […]
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Palmerston North: ‘Rid our water of fluoride’
Calls for a review of the fluoridation of Palmerston North’s water supply make up the biggest single issue facing the city council in consultation on its draft annual plan. The council has received 31 submissions calling for a review of the mass-medication practice and four supporting its continuation. Opponents say the community has never been […]
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Gladstone: Fluoride still flows in city as council considers issue
THE fluoride in Gladstone’s drinking water looks like it will stay for now, with council making no plans to vote on removing it. Earlier this week Gladstone Regional Council members met in a private briefing to hear from senior Queensland Health dentist Dr Michael Foley. Anti-fluoride group Queenslanders for Safe Water also supplied material. “Now […]
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Dunedin: Council’s fluoride decision sparks debate
A decision to reduce the amount of fluoride added to Dunedin’s drinking water is a case of councillors ”running scared” in the face of immense pressure from anti-fluoride campaigners, Prof Murray Thomson says. The comments come after the Dunedin City Council on Tuesday decided to drop the amount of fluoride being added to the city’s […]
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Iowa state dental director pitches fluoride to county
The state’s top dentist visited Davenport on Thursday and promoted the continued use of fluoride in the public water systems. Dr. Bob Russell said children with teeth treated by fluoride, such as in drinking water, have much healthier teeth than children did generations ago. The treatment process is facing challenges by opponents, including in the […]
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Is Loren Parks getting involved in Portland’s fluoride campaign?
The political action committee for the Taxpayers Association of Oregon is coming out against fluoridating Portland’s drinking water — so is it possible that conservative Nevada businessman Loren Parks is footing the bill? The group’s leader won’t say. Taxpayers’ director Jason Williams confirmed the group is against Portland’s fluoride measure and updated its campaign filings […]
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Portland: Latest poll shows fluoride measure failing
Things aren’t looking good for Portland residents who want to fluoridate the city’s water, at least according to the most recent KATU poll. The poll, which was conducted by Survey USA and released just five days before the election, shows that 53 percent of likely voters are against fluoridating the water. Just 40 percent of […]
United States, Oregon